The preview for this week's episode showed Alain's full team.
Charizard X, Metagross, Tyranitar, Weavile, Bisharp, and.... Unfezant? Can't say I feel underwhelmed and disappointed with Unfezant. It just doesn't fit with the "edginess" and "power" of the rest of his team.
Interestingly enough, we see both full rosters bar Greninja in the preview, which implies a lot of quick battles or a lot of switching. If we're in for quick battles, I hope that means the entire 2nd part is dedicated to Ash-Greninja vs. Zard X, with animation quality on par with the Mega Sceptile fight last week. They might also be going for quick battles to save all the animation budget for the Greninja vs. Zard fight.
Edit: I just realized that Alain's team is almost a counterteam to Ash's:
- Tyranitar > Talonflame, Noivern, Pikachu
- Weavile > Noivern, Goodra, and Hawlucha to an extent
- Metagross > Noivern, Hawlucha, and Goodra (it doesn't know any fire attacks)
- Bisharp > Noivern, Goodra